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Turin is a city in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the river Po and

Turin is a city in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the river Po and surrounded by the Alps . Mole Antonelliana. A Turin icon that characterizes its skyline. Views of the river Po. View of the Po from Turin. T he river Po.

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Turin is a city in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the river Po and

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  1. Turin is a city in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the river Po and surrounded by the Alps.

  2. Mole Antonelliana A Turin icon that characterizes its skyline.

  3. Views of the river Po

  4. View of the Po from Turin

  5. The river Po

  6. Ponte Re Umberto I°

  7. Moored on the banks the Po

  8. Ancient Roman remains such as the ruins of the Roman Walls, the Palatine Porta, and the Roman Theatre bring to mind the ancient Roman city of Augusta Taurinorum.

  9. Theatreof Augusta Taurinorum

  10. Monumento a Cesare Augusto

  11. The Medieval castle in the Valentino park was built for the 1884 International Exhibition of Turin. It is a faithful replica of a 15th century Piedmontese village.

  12. Borgo - castello medievale

  13. Medieval borough church

  14. Boroughtavern

  15. Medieval borough-entrance tower

  16. The medieval borough – the Rocca

  17. Turin is dotted with examples of Baroque architecture, which found its greatest expression in the Savoy family Palazzo Reale

  18. Palazzo Madama

  19. Castello del Valentino

  20. Palazzo Città

  21. Università di Torino

  22. Santuario della Consolata

  23. Villa della Regina

  24. Palazzo Carignano

  25. Turin is known for its neo-classical architecture. San Filippo

  26. Chiesa Gran madre di Dio

  27. La Bella Rosin

  28. Duomo It is the last vestige of Renaissance architecture and home of the Holy Shroud

  29. Full length negative ofThe Holy Shroud

  30. The Egyptian museum It houses the most important collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts outside Cairo.

  31. Museo dell’Automobile “C. Biscaretti da Ruffia”

  32. Museo del Cinema

  33. Turin is also proud of its galleries, porticoes and places. Galleria Umberto I°

  34. Porticoes via Pietro Micca

  35. Piazza San Carlo

  36. Portico Piazza San Carlo

  37. Piazza Savoia

  38. Turin the “ Automobile Capital of Italy” or the “ Detroit of Italy” because of FIAT.

  39. A symbol of the 2006 Winter Olympics. Modern Turin

  40. Turin and its Historic coffee Houses • Elegant places where to have a coffee or to have lunch. Caffè Baratti

  41. Caffè Torino

  42. Caffè Fiorio

  43. Caffè Al Bicerin

  44. …………..and last but not least Do you like chocolate? I famosi Gianduiotti di Torino

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